| Characters |
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Acrobat [Carl Zante; disguised as Captain America]; Doris Evans; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo) |
| Synopsis |
The Human Torch is upstaged by the return of Captain America, but the Torch realizes that it is his old enemy the Acrobat in disguise and defeats him. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue); Jack Kirby (co-plot, uncredited) |
| Pencils |
Jack Kirby |
| Inks |
Dick Ayers |
| Colors |
Stan Goldberg ? |
| Letters |
Sam Rosen |
| Notes |
Acrobat last appears in issue #106 (March 1963). This story involving a Captain America imposter was a try-out to test the idea of reviving him. The real Cap would return only 4 months later in Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964). |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #17 (November 1968); in Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #216 (December 1977); in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006); in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2004 series) #2; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #13 (September 21, 1971) [as "La Torcia Umana contro...Capitan America", Italian translation] |
| Characters |
Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo, also as Sir Clive Bentley]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Ancient One [Yao]; Victoria Bentley (introduction, origin) |
| Synopsis |
Strange is lured into a trap in England by Baron Mordo, but defeats him with the help of a woman with latent magical talents. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Ditko (plot, uncredited); Stan Lee (script) |
| Pencils |
Steve Ditko |
| Inks |
George Roussos (uncredited) |
| Colors |
Stan Goldberg ? |
| Letters |
Sam Rosen |
| Notes |
Baron Mordo last appears in issue #111 (August 1963) and, not counting next issue's flashback, Mordo next appears in issue #117 (February 1964). Victoria Bentley next appears in issue #160 (September 1967). Inker is obviously George Roussos, though not credited on artwork. Stan Lee notes he was waiting for reader feedback after Strange's first appearances; this suggests Roussos may have inked this episode because of a very last-minute decision to begin running the series regularly. |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #5 (October 1966); in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #nn [1]; in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #136 (February 1982); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 (1992); in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) |